The Predictive Validity of CBM Writing Indices for Eighth-Grade Students
Abstract
Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) is an alternative to traditional assessment techniques. Technical work has begun to identify CBM writing indices that are psychometrically sound for monitoring older students’ writing proficiency. This study examined the predictive validity of CBM writing indices in a sample of 447 eighth-grade students. Regression analyses revealed that simple fluency measures were not adequate for assessing secondary students’ writing. A more complex fluency measure, the number of correct punctuation marks, and an accuracy-based measure, the percentage of correct word sequences, were the best predictors of a written expression test for eighth-grade students. However, overall results of the current study provided only limited support for the use of CBM to assess writing skill at the secondary level.
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Background
- Authors
- Amato, J. M., & Watkins, M. W.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Amato, Janelle M.
- ORCID
- Watkins, Marley W.
- Venue
- The Journal of Special Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-03-27
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 195-204
- ISSN
- 0022-4669 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4764
- OpenAlex
- W2103820569
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 49
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- FWCI
- 5.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Special Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Writing and Handwriting Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
- Keywords
- curriculum-based measurement, writing assessment, predictive validity, writing fluency, written expression, eighth grade students, high school students, writing skills
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